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Fundraising service to be launched at Education Show

A new service to help schools, colleges and universities generate a cash boost from their own creative projects will be launched at the Education Show 2011 on 17th March.

Education Fundraiser (at Stand E62 throughout the three-day show) will enable establishments of all sizes to create bespoke, low-cost printed products – including calendars, greeting cards, yearbooks, recipe books and creative writing anthologies – that can be sold locally to raise money.

New portable floor standing kids sink launched

Hand hygiene specialist TEAL is launching a new floor standing portable warm water hand wash unit for young children at the Education Show 2011 in Birmingham from March 17th to 19th. See it on Stand T86.

The Kiddisynk™ has been developed to train youngsters to wash their hands properly and make it a fun activity.

Creativity back on the agenda

Ray Barker, Director of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), considers how changes in the curriculum and assessment system will allow schools to become much more creative, hands-on places

Way back in 1999, the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education’s (NACCCE) report All Our Futures: Creativity Culture and Education, led the way in creativity, but was overtaken by the ‘standards agenda’ and the development of a focus on the 3Rs.

Sovereign’s new products

Sovereign Design Play Systems, one of the largest providers of school ground developments in the UK, is exhibiting a new and extensive range of play equipment at the Education Show this year.

Exclusively to visitors and designed with children of all ages in mind, Sovereign will be introducing a brand new collection of products - new ranges include natural learning zones, storytelling areas and stages to encourage creative play.

Motivate students to learn MFL vocabulary independently

Vocab Express is a highly motivating web-based MFL vocab learning application for schools which engages students, keeps them actively learning and raises attainment levels.

Teacher workload is minimised through pre-loaded and pre-categorised vocab from the major exam boards and leading publishers of MFL text books. Regular on-line vocab tests can be easily set up with no preparation or marking overhead.

Back to Basics at the Education Show

There has never been a more important time for teachers to visit the Education Show. A new focus on ‘back to basics’ and more freedom for schools to use their own professional judgement about how they teach without unnecessary prescription means that schools need to keep abreast of what is available in terms of teaching resources.

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